Yearly Archives: 2018

(Products mentioned in this post were provided by CVS for review.) I’ve been struggling with insomnia over the past few months and have been posting about it on my Instagram. The folks over at CVS were kind enough to reach out with a care package of items for me to try and tackle the problems…

Do you know a high school student suffering from a rare or chronic illness who is making a positive impact in the health community? Healthline, the fastest growing health-information resource to more than 80 million monthly visitors, and NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) recently announced The Healthline and NORD Stronger Scholarship. They will be…

Recently some people have asked me: why did my blog change with the release of my book? Why did I stop telling personal stories about my day-to-day experience with chronic illness? Where were my posts about dealing with doctors who thought I was faking my disease and why wasn’t I posting more in-depth about my…

The first thing I learned about publishing a book about my patient story was that nobody wants to hear your sob story. Sorry. But that’s the truth. If you’re writing a book for people who are going through adversity—the last thing they need is to cry for you. People don’t want to read a depressing…

Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness is now available in bookstores across the US, UK and Canada! Can’t make it out of the house today? You can still purchase a copy online at the following links: Amazon Target Barnes and Nobles In the News The Mighty premiered the release of the Surviving and…

Unless you’re following me on Instagram, you haven’t seen a major update on what’s happening in my real, real life. So I figured it was time for an update on who is Ilana Jacqueline and why are you still following this blog since 2012? I guess it’s also a good time to introduce myself to…

Falling Through the Cracks: Feel Alive and Thrive: INTERVIEW WITH DR. REBECCA RISK Thanks so much to Dr. Rebecca Risk for having me on her show this week to discuss my new book, Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness. In this episode we got a chance to chat about learning to accept…

HERE WE GO, GUYS! If you’ve been waiting for the release of Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness now you’ve got the chance to be one of the FIRST people to read it! New Harbinger in partnership with GoodReads are hosting a giveaway this week so that 10 lucky winners can get…

REAL ADVICE TIME. WARNING: The following post is not self-help garbage on making a best-friend doctor. It’s the real stuff no one else is going to tell you. Sorry for the impending heartbreak and eye-openers, but if you didn’t hear it from me—who else would set you straight? I recently had a wonderful breakup! It…